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I never seem to see more than 6-8 at any one time but yes I think they are breeding. I see the males swimming around on a regular basis & females keep getting the yellow saddle. I haven't seen any with the young shrimp yet but they can easily hide. Something is cleaning the ceramic media!

If you look at my last photo you can see the plants that I have added. You can also see the ceramic media- like lava rock at the front of the tank. Because this is not dense like gravel it gives lots of spaces for the shrimp to hide.

I had to stop adding the iron supplement to the tank water. The plants were doing well on it but my shrimp didn't like it. I saw them less & less. I thought I had lost them all. They are starting to show themselves again but I haven't seen any females yet. I'll watch the plants & if they start turning yellow I'll try the iron again but at a reduced dose. It's all trial & error.

I was using a liquid feed. I checked on the website to see if it was safe before I used it because it contained traces of copper. The website said even double doseing would not harm th shrimp. The amount was that small. I'm not sure what else it could be so I am just being careful. I would like to see some females with eggs tho. Then I'll know everything is OK.

I wouldnt use anything at all containing copper no matter how small a dose as copper is deadly to shrimp. I found that out the hard way. Even minute amounts build up and can become toxic so avoid using anything like that at all costs.